When folks drive by, that’s somebody’s loved one, and it’s a good way to keep their memory alive,” said Learing, a retired ...

Former U.S. President Barack Obama surprised a plane full of World War II, Korean War, and Vietnam War veterans in honor of ...

On Nov. 12, 1948, a war crimes tribunal in Japan sentenced former premier Hideki Tojo and six other World War II Japanese ...

Kate Middleton met with a 100-year-old World War II veteran on Armistice Day Tuesday. He credited his longevity to his fitness, telling her he ran marathons at 65 and 66.

More than 14 U.S. Army and Marine divisions never landed on X-Day of Operation Downfall, the planned invasion of Japan to end ...

Each year, the Dupont VFW Post 4909 conducts a ceremony observing Veterans Day. This year, in addition to the program, the Post honored two of their own in World War II veterans Sal Alaimo, 97, and ...

Malcom Wallace was 17 years old when Uncle Sam called his name, assigned him an eight-digit serial number, and sent him off ...

DANVILLE, Calif. (AP) — At age 106, Alice Darrow can clearly recall her days as a nurse during World War II, part of a ...

Jim Sharp was one of the lucky ones. And at age 101, he’s still around to talk about it. While he feels a “little weak and weary” at times, he considers himself fortunate. He was blessed with another ...

For the second half of the 20th century, World War II veterans were as ubiquitous as dandelions in spring. No one called them The Greatest Generation back then; they were simply the backbone of every ...

80 years after their victory in Europe and the Pacific, heroes share stories of the friendships they made and the memories ...